FL04 - AVAILABLE
FL05 - AVAILABLE
FL06 - UNAVAILABLE
FL07 - AVAILABLE
CLASSES
June 6,7,8 - First Responder - Alta Fire - Placer County
**We are not booking any more classes for this season due to the fire season
picking up. If you are in need of CPR certification, call the office.
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Treatment for Poison Oak
Specific treatment for Poison Oak will be determined by a physician based on:
Your Age
Overall Health and Medical History
Extent of the Condition
Your Tolerance to Certain Medications, Procedures, or Therapies
Expectations for the Course of the Condition
Making sure you avoid the plant is the best treatment.
If contact with the plant has already occurred, you should remove the oils from the skin as soon as possible.
Cleansing with “Tecnu” or "ZANFEL" within six hours after the initial exposure has proven to be effective.
If repeated exposure occurs, repeated cleansing is needed.
**WASH DAILY ** COLD WATER!! ** WASH DAILY **
Wash ALL clothes and shoes.
(Regular laundry soap works – NOT Tecnu)
Wash ALL equipment and inside vehicles with any degreasing type cleanser.
(BLEACH does NOT remove the oils)
If the blisters or rash are on the face, on the genitals, or ALL over the body, a physician should be notified.
After a medical history and physical examination,
A physician MAY prescribe a steroid cream, oral steroids, or steroid injection to help with the swelling and itching, depending on the severity of the rash.
Steroids may help, but should be administered
within 24 hours of the onset of the rash.
After 48 hours, topical steroids have proven to be safer and more effective.
Steroids DO NOT prevent Poison Oak.
Steroids DO NOT cure Poison Oak.
For a short period of time after steroid therapy, you may become significantly more sensitive to Poison Oak. You may have a more serious reaction.
Even safer alternatives are available.
Products such as "ZANFEL" can be used to treat Poison Oak rash.
ZANFEL has proven to be very effective and may be used any where on the body or face, therefore, is the safest treatment available to fire fighters.
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Have a great day.
Dj
Ps. Toaka says...." I don't get Poison Oak....what is it? Can I eat it? Is it a snack?"
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